Some familiar names, and perhaps some who are not so well known

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People migrated to the United States from all of the Spanish-speaking countries in Central and South America. Some came many generations ago; others are more newly arrived.

To compile this collection of brief profiles, which shows the diverse fields in which Hispanic-American migrants have excelled, we tried to find individuals who emigrated from many different countries in Spanish-speaking America. The list is representative; we know it is not complete, and that there are many others who could be included.

Immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries have succeeded in many fields of endeavor after migrating to the United States. We've selected a cross-section of emigrees from many Latin American countries. You've probably heard about many of these people, but some many be new to you.

Jamie Escalante was born in LaPaz, Bolivia and emigrated to the United States in 1964. After teaching mathematics in Bolivia, he studied at the University of Puerto Rico and arrived in Los Angeles unable

Franklin Chang-Diaz was born in San Jose, Costa Rica in 1950 and emigrated with his family to Connecticut. Chang-Diaz joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1981 and spent more than 1,600 in space during seven

Oscar de la Renta was born in the Dominican Republic in 1932 and became a U.S. citizen in 1971. De la Renta left the Dominican Republic when he was 18 years old to study art in Spain, but soon after beginning

Immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries have succeeded in many fields of endeavor after migrating to the United States. We've selected a cross-section of emigrees from many Latin American countries. You've probably heard about many of these people, but some many be new to you.

Julian Touceda was born in Tela, Honduras and moved with his family to the United States when he was 6 years old.
Touceda is an artist who works in many mediums, including painting, murals, graphic arts

Romana Acostra Banuelos was deported to Mexico at age 6, where she lived until she was finally able to return to the U.S. in 1947.
In 1971, Banuelos became the first Mexican-American appointed as treasurer

Horacio Peña was born in Managua, Nicaragua in 1936 and later emigrated to the United States, earning his Ph. D. at the University of Texas.
Peña is an educator and a poet.
He has taught Spanish on the

Antonia Novello was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico in 1944 and moved to Michigan in 1970.
Novello was the first Hispanic and the first woman to serve as surgeon general of the United States. She was named

Baruj Benacerraf was born in Caracas in 1920 and emigrated to the United States in 1940.
Benacerraf is a pathologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1980 for his research into the human

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